Hi, I am thinking about buying the dual 12 inch MTX Audio Thunderwoofers. Here is info on them, I was just wondering if you guys could tell me the wattage I should get in my amp to power these.
Peak power handling (watts) 1350 watts
RMS power handling (Watts) 450
Impedance (Ohms) Dual 2 Ohms
2006-10-04 05:39:25 · 4 answers · asked by Taylor R 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Sure, 450 watts RMS X 2 @ 4 ohms. Wire the colis in series.
You say dual 12 inch, so I'm assuming there are two subs.
2006-10-04 05:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
boss are no longer time-honored for high quality, or perhaps nonetheless they say 2 ohm is attainable, they dont supply an RMS score for 2ohm, which strongly shows the two ohm RMS would be a similar because of the fact the 4 ohm it is 250w MTX's own internet site expenses the TNE212D as 800w top, no theory the place the Amazon seller gets 1200w from. MTX's score at 2ohm is 400w. So what's going to possibly ensue is you ensue the amp to 250w increasing the THD to the subs voice-coils and the only question is what fries first. IMO, get a suitable amp that has greater means features than the subs, so which you will run the amp at 80% and get the superb from the subs btw, the subs are already under pressure mutually (in parallel) giving the single enter and the 2ohm impedance, so which you basically choose a mono amp
2016-10-18 11:44:21 · answer #2 · answered by equils 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good rule of thumb, The first, which most manufactuers put on the packaging in large letters, is PEAK POWER. There is one thing and one thing only you need to know about peak power. The the average person it means absolutly nothing. Peak power represents what power the head unit, speakers, or amplifier can put out for a very short burst at any given time. DO NOT EVER BUY A PIECE OF AUDIO EQUIPMENT BASED ON PEAK POWER. It will leave you not only disappointed, but you will end up damaging things as you will end up with over or under powered equipment. What you really want to look for is known as "RMS Wattage". What RMS means is rather useless, so I won't bother explaining. Here is what you need to know about RMS wattage: RMS is the amount of power your device can put out continuously. For example, lets say person A buys a 500watt max, 100watt RMS subwoofer, and person B buys a 300watt max, 250watt RMS subwoofer. This means that person B can put out more than twice as much power continuously as person A can, even though the max power on person A's subwoofer is higher. The same is true for head units, subwoofers, and amplifiers. Now comes the tricky part. The ideal way to build a system is to have power that matches all around. What this means is that if you have 20watt RMS speakers, and you have 4 of them, you are going to want a head unit that provides 80watts RMS power to use them to their full potential. The same is true for amplifiers. If you have a 700watt RMS subwoofer, you are going to need a 700watt RMS amp to use the sub to its full ability. There are other factors that also influence what amp etc. to buy such as the ohms the equipment is rated at...Any other questions, drop an email at junior_19772001@yahoo.com
2006-10-04 05:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by junior_19772001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MTX subs are rock solid. An 800 watt amp would be a nice fit for these, or 2 500 watt amps. Then buy some earplugs. Have fun with your new system. So get ready to spend about a grand or so, and then another 500 bucks on a nice 3-5 farad capacitor and minimum 4 gauge, (but preferably bigger) amplifier wiring kits.
2006-10-04 09:15:12 · answer #4 · answered by holyitsacar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋